Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 1 12 cups orzo pasta
- 34 cup basil leaves
- 23 cup arugula leaf
- 2 garlic cloves
- peeled
- 1 tablespoon walnut pieces
- 1 12 teaspoons salt
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 2 bay leaves
- 34 lb turkey breast cutlets
- 6 kalamata olives
- pitted and slivered
- 1 head radicchio
- quartered
- cored
- and sliced
- 16 cherry tomatoes
- quartered
- 3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
- 14 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
Instructions
- Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan.
- Add the orzo, reduce the hear, and cook until al dente, about 5 minutes.
- Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid, and put the orzo in a large bowl.
- To make the pesto, combine the basil, arugula, garlic, walnuts, and 1 teaspoon of the salt in a food processor or blender.
- Add the reserved hot cooking liquid and puree.
- Stir 2 Tablespoons of the pesto into the orzo.
- Bring the wine and bay leaves to a boil in a medium skillet.
- Boil 1 minute, then reduce the heat to medium and add the turkey.
- Cover and poach until the turkey is cooked through, about 5 minutes.
- Drain, discarding the bay leaves.
- Chop the turkey and add it to the orzo.
- Stir in the olives and radicchio.
- Fold in the remaining pesto and then the cherry tomatoes.
- Add the parmesan, pepper, and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt; toss to combine.
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